The Honours course in Geology at the University of Tasmania runs over a period of 40 weeks. Coursework components vary depending on the individual, and may include units taken within or outside the Discipline of Earth Sciences. The course is accredited by the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. ...

This unit uses contemporary economic frameworks to explain the long-term economic performance of economies. It examines the role of capitalism, population growth, capital accumulation, technology, innovation, political systems, and institutions in shaping the standard of living in countries. Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to use economic concepts and models to describe...

The objective of this unit is for students to experience the application of ICT in meeting business needs by integrating theoretical knowledge with the practical applications and experiences in a real environment. Students complete placement work in a defined role during a minimum 12 day full time equivalent placement period with approved and registered placement providers. In this unit, students...

This unit provides both a theoretical and practical overview of project management as it relates to technology-oriented projects. Specifically, this unit will introduce project management principles, techniques and tools that can be used to guide traditional business-oriented ICT projects, as well as those adaptations that are designed to support development of more creative ICT projects. A set...

This placement will involve engaging in psychological practice with clients presenting with a range of psychological and neurodevelopmental concerns. Students will work at their designated placement to provide psychological assessment, diagnosis and intervention to clients presenting with a range of issues as relevant to the specific placement context. This placement will promote a...

This placement will involve engaging in psychological practice with clients presenting with a range of psychological and neurodevelopmental concerns. Students will work at their designated placement to provide clinical psychological assessment, diagnosis and intervention to clients presenting with a range of issues as relevant to the specific placement context. This placement requires engagement...

This unit investigates the links between language and culture, and the importance of considering and analysing the linguistic and cultural differences of learners within any learning and teaching context. In particular, you will explore three main themes. Firstly, you will look at the interdependence of language and culture. Secondly, you will investigate how linguistic and cultural differences...

Organisations everywhere now operate in an environment of rapid, on-going and disruptive change. Leaders play a key role managing such change, which can include system-wide and local reforms, restructuring and innovations. Often, many planned changes are not implemented in practice as originally conceived. This unit examines some of the forces of change and for change in society today, focusing...

Introduces students to diagnostic medical bacteriology. Skills taught include: processing of clinical specimens, recognition of normal microbiota, identification of pathogens and the undertaking of appropriate antimicrobial susceptibility tests. Students learn: aspects of laboratory safety, epidemiology, pathogenesis and control of infectious diseases; antimicrobial agents and development of...

This unit has been designed to systematically introduce the students to the common and diagnostically important fungal, parasitic and viral diseases of major organ systems in humans. The unit content is primarily concerned with laboratory diagnostic aspects of the above diseases, and students will be introduced to a range of relevant fungi and parasites in a diagnostic setting. This unit is...